Lord March on the Porsche 911

Lord March, creator of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, talks about the Porsche
911 on its 50th anniversary year.

The 50th anniversary of the Porsche 911 will be celebrated in true Goodwood style, with a giant sculpture dedicated to the famous sports car taking centre stage at this year's Festival of Speed.

In this video, filmed at the Goodwood press day earlier this year, Lord March, the Festival of Speed founder, talks about why the 911 is such an important car, as well as some of the Porsches he's owned over the years.

Porsche's rear-engined sports car, which made its debut as the 901 at the 1963 Frankfurt motor show, will form the basis of this year's central feature outside Goodwood House, while some of the rarest models from the 911's illustrious road and race history will be competing on the 1.16-mile hillclimb course and around the Forest Rally Stage.

The Festival of Speed, for which the Telegraph is media partner, celebrates its own anniversary this year – it is 20 years since Lord March first opened his driveway to some of the world's most famous racing cars and their drivers. To mark the occasion, we'll be running a series of stories, starting next week, looking back at Festival highlights of the past 20 years.